The Global Legal Post today launches the 2026 Law Over Borders Cryptoassets guide.
Edited by London-based Brown Rudnick partners Jessica Lee and Jane Colston, the guide delivers a comparative analysis of cryptoasset regulation in a rapidly evolving global legal landscape.
It is written by leading lawyers in their respective markets and covers licensing, promotion, custody, anti-money laundering regimes, taxation and enforcement, as well as smart contracts, insolvency and decentralised finance.
In their introduction, Lee and Colston argue that the cryptoasset market has matured since the guide’s first edition “into a complex, globally interconnected ecosystem” with jurisdictions across the world seeking to differentiate themselves through their regulatory philosophy and strategic focus.
Noting that courts “have more become comfortable engaging with cryptoassets as a matter of property, contract, insolvency, and dispute resolution”, they highlight a shift in the nature of legal work “from first principles to application, interpretation, and precedent”.
They conclude: “This evolution has underscored the importance of lawyers not merely as interpreters of regulation, but as strategic participants in market development. Legal practitioners are increasingly required to bridge law, technology, and commercial reality, advising on structuring, compliance, cross-border risk, and the interaction between decentralised systems and centralised legal accountability.”
Watch Brown Rudnick's Jessica Lee introduce the guide
The guide deploys a consistent Q&A format, allowing readers to easily compare how different jurisdictions tackle the same topics. Furthermore, the online version of the guide features a comparison tool which enables readers to compare answers across selected jurisdictions.
Click here to read the online edition and here to download the guide in PDF format. The print edition is available to order via this link.
The Law Over Borders Cryptoassets guide is one of 18 titles in the Law Over Borders series, which also covers topics including arbitration, artificial intelligence, data protection, ESG and restructuring and insolvency.
Forthcoming guides include Merger Control, White-collar Crime, Tax and Tax Controversy and many more.
For further information about the guides, email Katie Burrington at [email protected].
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